Re: wifi hotspot software needed

[Joel Jaeggli <joelja () bogus com>]

so can open-wrt and you can run it on something like:

http://www.ubnt.com/products/rspro.php

which is a lot more flexible than a consumer ap and the price starts at
about $80 before you add radios.

Michael Holstein wrote:
> > I am consulting with a new player in the internet field and I am
> > looking for suggestions for hotspot wifi software.
> >
> > GPL would be great, but I know some of the stuff out doesn't have all
> > the features. 
>
>
> DD-WRT can do this on a variety of hardware. If you use it on higher end
> gear (meaning not a Linksys wrt54gl) you have to buy a license, but it's
> pretty cheap. They use Chillispot as the underlying "captive portal".
>
> Play with it on a $50 WRT54GL and see if it meets your needs.
>
> The developers will also do custom coding and branding if you toss a
> reasonable fee their way.
>
> Regards,
>
> Michael Holstein
> Cleveland State University